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Brad Sherman: “Sanctions have worked. In fact, they have worked better over the last 50 years than major military interventions.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2018
Sanctions have worked. In fact, they have worked better over the last 50 years than major military interventions.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Brad Sherman argues that sanctions have been more effective than military interventions historically.

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